The Namesake

The Namesake (2006)

Two Worlds. One Journey.

  • Genre: Drama, Family
  • Release Date: 2006-09-02
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 168 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Language: বাংলা
  • Production Company: Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • Production Country: India, Japan, United States of America
  • Director: Mira Nair
star 6.7/10
From 168 Ratings

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Summary

After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.

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  • Kal Penn

    as Gogol / Nikhil

  • Irrfan Khan

    as Ashoke Ganguli

  • Tabu

    as Ashima Ganguli

  • Jacinda Barrett

    as Maxine Ratliffe

  • Zuleikha Robinson

    as Moushumi Mazoomdar

  • Ruma Guha Thakurta

    as Ashoke's Mother

  • Sabyasachi Chakraborty

    as Ashima's Father

  • Sahira Nair

    as Sonali Ganguli

  • Supriya Choudhury

    as Ashima's Grandmother

  • Jhumpa Lahiri

    as Jhumpa Mashi

  • Kharaj Mukherjee

    as Chhotoo

  • Glenne Headly

    as Lydia

  • Brooke Smith

    as Sally

  • Jagannath Guha

    as Ghosh

  • Heather MacRae

    as Nurse Petty

  • Michael Countryman

    as Mr. Wilcox

  • Sukanya

    as Rini

  • Rupak Ginn

    as Uncle

  • Linus Roache

    as Mr. Lawson

  • Josh Grisetti

    as Jerry

  • Dan McCabe

    as Bart

  • Bobby Steggert

    as Jason

  • Tanusree Shankar

    as Ashima's Mother

  • Tamal Ray Chowdhury

    as Ashoke's Father

  • Stuart Rudin

    as Homeless Man

  • Amy Wright

    as Pam

  • Jo Yang

    as Ms. Lu

  • Gary Cowling

    as Hotel Manager

  • Gretchen Egolf

    as Astrid

  • Baylen Thomas

    as Blake

  • Jeb Brown

    as Oliver

  • Jessica Blank

    as Edith

  • Benjamin Bauman

    as Donald

  • Sebastian Roché

    as Pierre

  • Maximiliano Hernández

    as Ben

  • Sandip Deb

    as Music Teacher

  • Dhruv Mookerji

    as Rana

  • Kousik Bhowal

    as Dr. Gupta

  • Rupak Ginn

    as Mira Mashi

  • Pallavi Shah

    as Kajol Mashi

  • Jhumpa Lahiri

    as Baby Sonia

  • BC Parikh

    as Mr. Mazumdar

  • Sibani Biswas

    as Mrs. Mazumdar

  • Lakhan Das

    as Baul Singer

  • Glenne Headly

    as Funeral Priest

  • Kartik Das

    as Boatman
Directing Mira Nair Director
Production Yasushi Kotani Executive Producer
Production Lydia Dean Pilcher Producer
Production Lori Keith Douglas Producer
Production Ronnie Screwvala Producer
Writing Jhumpa Lahiri Novel
Production Yukie Kito Producer
Editing Allyson C. Johnson Editor
Production Dinaz Stafford Producer
Camera Frederick Elmes Director of Photography
Production Mira Nair Producer
Production Zarina Screwvala Producer
Writing Sooni Taraporevala Screenplay
Production Anadil Hossain Producer
Production Taizo Son Producer
Sound Nitin Sawhney Original Music Composer

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